In a positive outlook for 2024, #universities across #Canada are introducing more #PlantBased or #vegan food options. Many of the universities have stated this is due to ongoing demand from students for more variety - and a larger push for more sustainable practices.
A number of universities are taking the lead, notably:
-#WesternUniversity. The university set a goal of having a 40 per cent plant-based menu at all dining halls by the new year, but it hit the target — and at some points even surpassed it — this year. A fully vegan outlet will open in 2024, and the school wants to reach a 50 per cent target in 2025.
-#TheUniversityOfBritishColumbia. 55 per cent of the food in dining halls is plant-based, and the Vancouver school hopes to reach a goal of 80 per cent by 2025.
-#ConcordiaUniversity in Montreal plans to reduce its purchase of meat, dairy and eggs by 30 per cent.
-#DalhousieUniversity in Halifax aims to offer a menu with at least 50 per cent plant-based food options by 2030.
-#UniversityOfToronto. Plant-based options represented less than half of the universities food services offerings two years ago, but now account for 61 per cent.
Vegan Australia is advocating for Australian universities* to gain inspiration from these progressive examples, and embrace a fully vegan food system for the benefit of the planet, humanity, and for the animals.
https://www-cbc-ca.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7055714
*Such as: #UniversityOfMelbourne, #RMIT, #VictoriaUniversity, #LaTrobe, #Deakin, #MonashUniversity, #ACU, #UQ, #UniversityOfSydney, #ANU, #UniversityOfAdelaide, #TheUniversityOfWesternAustralia, #UniversityOfTechnologySydney, #CurtinUniversity #QUT, #UniversityOfWollongong, #SwinburneUniversity, #MacquarieUniversity, #GriffithUniversity
